“Each man must look to himself to teach him the meaning of life. It is not something discovered: it is something molded.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The nature of the ADHD mind is a creative one, a nonlinear broad highway that winds and turns in an innately curious way, a seeker of novelty and stimulus. When […]
My role as an ADHD Coach is to partner with you, to create clarity for your short term and long term goals, and then help you make a plan to make them happen. My role is also to help you notice any habits or behaviors, thinking, beliefs and patterns which are not serving you so
I think of myself as a Life Coach first and an ADHD Coach second. Because your ADHD isn’t my client, your Life and your relationship to ADHD is! For me to do my job well, to be the best Coach for your Real ADHD Life, we need to look beyond the ADHD and the issues at
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All of these examples are common ‘stimulation seeking behaviours’ and are what’s more commonly known as ‘Self Medicating.
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This morning I chose my shiny patent leather DM’s to walk the dog. As I walked Mojo and my shoes through the gravel trails & wet grass, I felt happier and lighter, more ‘me’ somehow. I wondered…Am I now so shallow in my 50’s that shiny shoes is what it takes to make me happy?
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What is a Brain Hack? And why do we need them? The reason we need Brain Hacks is because ADHD is a Neurobiological Disorder. Because our Brains are wired differently the Neuro-chemicals that drive certain traits, like Motivation, Focus, Initiation, Planning, Memory etc, are depleted, making it tough to access those traits at will. To treat
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Around 95% of my ADHD clients struggle with Procrastination. Despite their Uber-Creativity and Enthusiasm for their ideas, they sadly aren’t able to consistently action them. By the time I get to see them, they’ve often tried multiple ways to fix this problem without success.These failures aren’t due to a lack ‘Head Knowledge’ or strategies. “They
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Our Newsletter sign up comes with a FREE Gift Every September our kids begin a new school year with renewed resolve and high hopes of staying on top of their work and the organizational demands that come with it. Hoping to make this easier for them, we all head off to Staples or our local
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Dr Ned Hallowell is fond of saying that people with ADHD have Ferrari brains, the downside being that they only have bicycle brakes! ADHD as such is a Mood & Energy disorder, with our moods and energy swinging up and down all day like a roller coaster, affecting our Motivation, Focus, Memory and our ability
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Who of us doesn’t procrastinate? It’s a common enough trait in just about everyone, luckily for many it’s only a minor irritating habit. But for us ADHD-ers we’ve managed to elevate procrastinating to an art form, albeit an entrenched & damaging one. As my son likes to say “I am not procrastinating Mum; I’m just waiting
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